JAMES HARRINGTON
FRENCH COLUMN

Stade Francais’ head coach Gonzalo Quesada insisted this week that he was thoroughly aware of the state of the club he was coming to when he agreed to return to Stade Jean Bouin at the start of last season.
The Argentinian – who had guided Stade to the Top 14 title in 2015 – arrived in the depths of the Covid-19 pandemic for the start of the 2020/21 campaign. The previous season had been cut short after 17 games by the health crisis, with the Parisians rooted to the foot of the table. And he navigated a Top 14 campaign that started b...